This Week’s Question:
An obese 20-year-old male patient with Pre-diabetes who you have counseled
on life style changes to no avail and despite your strong advice and
attempts to enlist his family for support, he is still gaining weight.
He now has a fasting plasma glucose of 122 mg/dL, dangerously close
to meeting the definition for diabetes.
According to the available information what medication might
you recommend?
1. Orlistat
2. Acarbose
3. Metformin
4. A Glitazone
5. None of the above, continue with
lifestyle counseling.
